![]() We also suggest you take a look at this company to get a quote for all kinds of the more tricky adventure or extended travel insurance.The Cavern Club (Photo courtesy of Norwegian Cruise Line) If you'd like to hire a car during your stay, use this car rental comparison tool to find the best deal! Lots more photos and posts about Norwegian Epic to come, lack of internet is extremely frustrating at the moment, but I’m compensating with cocktails, we’ll be back soonĬheck out this post to see how little a cruise can cost you. Cruising these days is affordable, comfortable, family friendly and as active or as relaxing as you make it, we like it a lot. For those of us with plenty of time, cruising is absolutely the way to travel and kids and grown-ups can have a great time on these incredible ships. So all good so far and we’re extremely pleased that we chose to cross the Atlantic this way and not by plane. It took us a while to work out where our extra bunk had materialised from last night and I’m still finding hidden storage spaces. Having that sea view in incredible, but I tend to sit in the public areas more often than not, I like a bit of life around me. It cost us very little extra or we wouldn’t have taken it, we were perfectly happy with our inside cabin on Norwegian Getaway. For our cruise on Norwegian Epic we have an outside, balcony cabin. I’m breaking out my one and only dress and yes, the kids are coming too. We kept our media presence quiet for that one. I don’t know if everyone on board gets a turn or if we’re singled out for special privileges, bloggers perks, but there was no such invitation on Getaway. We’ve been invited to cocktails and canapes with the captain in the exclusive Haven area this evening. ![]() They come from every corner of the world and it’s a joy to meet and talk to them. The crew on Norwegian Epic are delightful, as they were on Getaway, particularly the chefs and waiters, super-friendly, super-helpful and always smiling. A full ship is a very different experience to a two-thirds empty ship. Reserving tables and chairs with towels or water bottles is another unpleasant practice that some seem to think is socially acceptable. Theater parties who send one member to reserve an entire row of seats are another cruise-peculiar happening. ![]() If you don’t like human beings you really should stay home. I saw a young family highly distressed yesterday when a pensioner became verbally aggressive about their baby crying during the compulsory first-day lifeboat drill. ![]() Not everyone is charming, there are a few grumpy older people on board. Staff can’t keep up with the rapid turnover of guests, food and tables as well as they could on Getaway. The crowds can make everything more sociable, we’ve met some lovely and interesting people of all ages, from many countries and enjoyed fun conversations. The dining room is packed, sometimes we’ve failed to find an empty table and the best food tends to run out occasionaly. It’s school term time, so not many kids, although there are plenty enough to keep my boys happy. ![]() Every cabin on Epic is full, although passenger numbers aren’t as high as they could be if there were a lot of children on board. Getaway was operating at just one-third of maximum passenger capacity, we never queued or struggled to find a quiet table or corner. This cruise has far more passengers on board than our January Atlantic crossing. Guess where my IronMan husband is now?ĭining facilities are very similar, so far the food from the complementary Garden Café buffet restaurant has been good, there is slightly less variety than on Getaway but I haven’t come across an overcooked vegetable yet and there is plenty of salad. The gym on Epic is sensational, extremely well equipped, and free, therefore crowded. The boys have raced off to the Splash Academy kids club this morning, it looks a lot bigger than the one on Getaway. The pools, slides and climbing wall are still there and the kids’ favourite, the ping-pong. Norwegian Epic vs Norwegian GetawayĮpic is a bigger ship and the layout and facilities are quite different. Sorry Southampton, no offence, but Miami is a spectacular port to sail from, there’s no comparison. Boarding this vast ship, she dwarfed the other cruise liners waiting to leave the Port of Miami, enjoying our complimentary bubbles and strawberries on our private balcony and sailing away from the USA under blue skies on a bluer sea was a wonderful experience. I thought I’d publish a quick post to tell our non-social-media followers how we’re getting along. ![]()
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